Comments about ‘Shurtleff has talks about a BCS inquiry’

Of Course they would say that. What do you expect them to say? "Oh shoot, you caught us... yes it is illegal."

Keep going. Behind you one hundred percent. Break up the BCS.

What a stoopid waste of effort and I guess money. Maybe all those operations clouded his brain.

and I should care about the BCS and sports? Glad our politicians are on the ball...

It's not a waste of money. The U of U is a state school, meaning taxpayer dollars help subsidize it's costs. When state funded schools are shorted money, they get it from the taxpayers. That means your taxes are higher because the U of U's conference is not an automatic BCS bowl school, thus effectively being shut out of the funds generated by the BCS (except for two exemplary undefeated years). Glad to see Shurtleff is on the ball!

To Ken, stoopid is spelled stupid.

Otherwise, hopefully something good will come of this, like a real championship series.

It is about money and recognition. Recognition eventually brings about more money and yes prestige. Like it or not the BYU National championship of 1984 put BYU on the academic and sports map of the nation. The effect upon the name and prestige of BYU was and is enormous. It is not just merchandising bucks, but access to all sorts of other grants, funds, recruits, and acceptance in academia, business, law etc.

Like it or not, the prestige and name recognition that comes from a national championship is profoundly beneficial to the school and the state.

To be kept out of the opportunity because of a monopoly and a stacked system is what anti-trust laws are all about.

Go for it Shurtleff and don't worry if you are accused of grandstanding which you probably are to some extent. It is still fight worth fighting.

IT IS a waste of tax payers dollars when we have people losing jobs and programs being cut - how selfish can one be? Sports should not be the top item on the agenda of the Attorney General. Yes, it would be good to see changes in the BCS but not at the expense of the tax payer. Sports is the least of this states problems -

I've always liked Shurtleff. I've always felt he had a good head on his shoulders and had good common sense. But this is a waste of taxpayer money. Looks like an attempt to gain some national publicity and exposure.

As much as we love the Utes and support their football program.. we have to admit that they were NOT the #1 team in the country.

Maybe he's been in office too long. He's starting to remind me of Rocky Anderson.

Gor for it, Shurtleff! It's about time that the BCS system is tested in court! If fairness and sportsmanship is the mantra of NCAA sports, then they need to live up to their own standards.

Class action, baby, and all non-BCS conferences and teams will support you!

This is all about money and breaking up an unfair monopoly that cost our state millions of dollars this year.

Why should College football get to break the law when White collar buisnesses would be broken up and heavily fined for doing the same thing?

Re: hmmmm.. @9:11 p.m.

"As much as we love the Utes ... we have to admit that they were NOT the #1 team in the country."

Sorry but your statement is patently false. You cannot assume a conclusion for something which cannot be proved or disproved.

Until we have a playoff, there is no way to determine a REAL National Champion. It's all conjecture.

The BCS was smarter than its opponents when it convinced the non-BCS conferences to accept the 5th BCS game model currently in place. Having the four major bowls + the NC game opened up one automatic spot for non-BCS teams into one of the four traditional BCS bowls as long as the non-BCS team met certain criteria (ranked higher than #12, etc). The non-BCS conferences jumped at this chance because of the promise of big $, which came Utah's way and oise's and Hawaii's in the past four years. The non-BCS conferences were so eager to get any piece of the BCS payout that they didn't stop to think that they were sacrificing their principles for $. Now the BCS is right when it argues that the current system cannot be legally challenged as "unfair" because all 11 conferences agreed to the current format. Had they turned down the offered $ on principle and challenged the BCS legally as a monopoly, they would have had much better moral standing. Now the non-BCS conferences have proven they are just as greedy and unprincipled as the BCS.

It's simple. There is only one undefeated team in the nation. They should be number one. However, with the current system (which is prejudice and biased) only members of "the club" are allowed to be national champions even with losses.

Coaches are required to vote for "the clubs" winner. How is that not biased or prejudice? Can one of the BCS members explain that to me? Can anyone give an reasonable explanation?

Poor Urban Meyer having to live with a lie that his team is number one....also tebow is an idiot. I have never seen a player soo full of themselves as he is. I would love to see the Utes face off with them. But Urban declined. But, if he is really #1 he should have nothing to fear. Right?!

I'd love to see the BCS busted up in anti-trust litigation, but Shurtleff isn't exactly the sharpest attorney around and he's probably only leaving the investigation open so his name could be in the paper one more time. At the end of the day, the BCS couldn't have asked for a dumber attorney to get to defend itself against so I'm sure they're hoping he files suit. Hopefully it gets out of the planning phase for Shurtleff. A couple more headlines will be adequate for his purposes.

It is to bad for the Utes but I don't get it. Add my name to the list of those who thinks there must be 100's of things that are better use of the AG's time. I find this unbelievble. Don't use my tax money!

Why is this a waste of taxpayer's money? Isn't the attorney general supposed to pursue cases of illegal actions against the state of Utah? Not only would this put Utah on the record as being opposed to the BCS in a way which would reach many more people than a sprots column could, but, it also has the potential to bring quite a bit of money to the MWC, which would benefit state athletics. When you start to let some crimes go in order to focus on "more important" crimes, the line between the two can become arbitrary. This must be pursued; it is obvious that the BCS was formed when BYU was awarded the national championship, to make sure only the traditional big football schools could win. Now, Utah has shown, TWICE, that the BCS does not do the job right. BYU and Utah working together? Well, I'm sure the players are OK with that; only the insane fans make Utah football so wacky..

News flash Larry, Utah got it's money! They have gotten it twice! Each year a MWC team has EARNED a bcs bid they got it! Say what you want, but the money is there! It's the "National championship" title their after!

As per Utah "showing" the bcs, does that mean they DID NOT spend the money they receieved as protest?

I don't understand why a AG would get in volved in this? I think a state AG would have bigger problems he needs to address. This is a MWC problem to fix, they need to improve there conference by getting better teams and not have one or two teams that is the cream of the conference. Florida is the BCS national champions not Utah. Utah is not in the BCS. If Utah thinks that is unfair them do something about it, either go indendent or improve the MWC so that it can get into the BCS. The BCS worked, #1 played #2 and Florida won. Utah had a good year and beat a good Alabama team gettting their 15 min of fame, but not a national championship year.